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A Hundred Years Hence  The Expectations Of An Optimist

A Hundred Years Hence The Expectations Of An Optimist

ByT. Baron Russell

In a serious attempt to predict future changes in the 20th century since 1906, the author deals with the acceleration of scientific progress, housing, travel, population, business, entertainment, newspapers, the use of the sea, science, education, religion , economics, and the law. He describes his intentions in the following way in the preface: 'The following content was originally intended only to predict the possible trends of mechanical inventions and scientific discoveries in this century. to the material in the new era Progress is inconceivable without taking into account the spiritual characteristics of the new era.In these expectations of optimists, the great ethical progress of civilized humanity was foreseen, and the speed of progress was also foreseen. something that previous writers did not look for. No matter in terms of moral development or material progress, the author's purpose is to predict that current trends in sport can not justify anything we have reason to expect. "Such attempts are vulnerable to outspoken criticism. Opponents can easily view this or that expected invention as scientific possibilities, or other moral reforms are only suitable for utopia. But those who agree to insist on the enormous and utterly unforeseen progress of the 19th century will acknowledge the danger of limiting their expectations of the possibilities of the 21st century. (I think) Addison's "The Spectator" is a fantasy description of an invention in which the movement of the indicator on the alphabet disk is represented as if it were to copy remotely on a similar dial and use it as a means of communication, readers should be absolutely fantastic; even in the last fifty years, anyone who predicted a call would be mocked. If the principle of battery was discovered, ' a very skilled practical electrician told the author that he did not have to worry about this idea: the possibility of electricity "in the water tank "is not the smallest! -sensitive as boldness when the movement of increasingly rapid scientific progress will make full use of what will be achieved. "For others, this kind of criticism is disarmed, because readers are invited to enter a more or less purely imaginary field anyway. No one knows exactly with what birth the future will be filled, whether it is The narrow is still "Recognizing a certain point of view - almost unbridled optimism - people believe that the predictions made here will be in line with current progress."

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Publication Date
Sep 23, 2021
Language
English
Category
Fiction
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No Known Copyright (Public Domain)
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By (author): T. Baron Russell

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